# N290: Douglas DC-7C, registration cancelled 1970-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-7C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c) (registry code 3021806)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45209
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1957
- Mode S code: A2F579
- Owner when cancelled: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Saint Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Saint%20Paul)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N290
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290-1970-06-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Douglas DC-7C: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA63A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA63A0008), Jun 3, 1963: Douglas DC-7C (N290), Annette Isld, AK, destroyed, 101 fatal

## Other aircraft with N290

- [Cancelled 2008-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290-2008-10-01): Moore Ralph M FALCO F.8L, S/N 757. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Hall Donald S DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALL%20DONALD%20S%20DBA), [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- [Cancelled 1946-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N290-1946-07-24): Standard J-1, S/N 4871. Owner: [Civil Aeronautics Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AERONAUTICS%20ADMINISTRATION), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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